(See update) The Mountain Explorer is a FREE SHUTTLE that now provides daily winter/seasonal transportation between Bethel village and Sunday River Resort. The shuttle provides hourly service to the Bethel Regional Airport, beginning at 6:52 AM and ending at 10:52 pm. Schedule subject to chance. See schedule for details.

UPDATE: As of 03/19/2017, the Mountain Explorer Free Shuttle will be operating only March 25-26 and April 1-2 and will then conclude operations for the season. For more information, visit http://mountainexplorer.org

Beginning October 1, 2016, the FAA required all federally-obligated airports nationwide, such as the Bethel Regional Airport, to begin using new procedures when reporting runway conditions whenever the runway is not dry. The new procedures, known as The Takeoff and Landing Performance Assessment (TALPA) aims to reduce the risk of runway overruns by providing airport operators with a method to accurately and consistently determine the runway condition when a paved runway is not dry. This information will enable airplane operators, pilots, and flight planners to determine the distance required to stop on a wet or contaminated paved runway in a more accurate way.